Softball

     Rich Paulhus is entering his sixth year at the helm of the Rams softball team.  He took over the softball program in 2003 after serving as an assistant coach for the previous three seasons.  In his first five seasons, his team has made three appearances in the conference tournament advancing to the finals all three times while capturing one MASCAC Tournament Championship (2007) and appearing in one NCAA Division III Softball Regional (2007).  In 2007 the Rams finished the season 21-21 overall and 9-5 in the conference. 
     Coach Paulhus’s teams have had four consecutive winning season in the conference and back to back 20 win seasons.  During his five seasons at the helm of FSC's softball program, Paulhus has become the all-time winningest softball coach for the Rams as the team has improved their win total each of his five seasons and had 14 players voted to the All-Conference Team. 
     In addition to their success on the field under Coach Paulhus, the Rams have also excelled in the classroom.  In 2006 the Framingham State College Softball team was ranked #66 in the country for team GPA by National Fast Pitch Coaches Association (NFCA) and two athletes were selected NFCA All-America Scholar Athletes. 
     In addition to coaching at Framingham State, he is currently coaching the U18 Mass Pressure travel team based out of the Merrimack Valley.  In 2007 his Mass Pressure team finished 5th at the FAST National Championship Tournament in Orlando, FL.  Prior to joining the Rams, Paulhus coached the Mass Pressure travel softball team for 6 years and in 1999 placed 9th at the PONY Nationals.  He also guided the team to the 1998 FAST New England Regional Championship.  He has worked at GE Water for the past 11 years and currently resides in Whitinsville with his wife, Lisa.